Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: Special Anti-War Protest edition Leica M7
From: Matthew Powell <mlpowell@directvinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:14:38 -0600

On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 04:59 PM, Austin Franklin wrote:

>
>> Well, the last one was estimated by SF Police (not organisers) at
>> 100,000 to 150,000 and with the growing shift in public feeling about
>> potential war, I would guess rather more than that this.
>>
>> How big does it have to be before it's classed as "massive"...?
>
> I don't know, but when they count the number, are they going to use
> "statistical" (snicker, cough, choke...) methods, and "really" count 
> only a
> very dense area, and then apply this density for some overall (inflated)
> area...and play with the numbers so that 10,000, including normal 
> traffic
> and tourists etc. somehow turns into "100,000 ANGRY protestors"?
>
> Austin

Your inflation argument would make sense - if it were the organizers 
putting out numbers. But if you'll look at the post you responded to, 
that's the numbers from the cops.

When was the last time the government inflated the numbers of those 
protesting?

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